elderateWiktionary 原文/ˈɛldəreɪt/构词拆解elderelder词干ate-ate后缀-ateforms adjectives with meaning "having the specified thing" · forms adjectives with meaning "characterized by the specified thing"词源说明From elder + -ate (forms nouns denoting rank or office, here the concrete charge of it), a calque of Lithuanian seniūnija.释义名词noun1rareThe smallest administrative unit in Lithuania, equivalent to a ward.